Recent protests have cost BART at least $300,000, and with another event planned for today, the agency’s board president said fines should be increased for activists who disrupt transit service to discourage such action. Read More

Police have arrested a few demonstrators inside a BART station who were among a group of about 75 protesters marching from station to station in The City's downtown. Still, the evening transit commute in San Francisco ran smoothly. Acknowledging that disruptive protests have recently angered commuters, demonstrators on Monday decided to stay away from the BART system's train platforms, where protests are barred for safety reasons. Read More

Chaos and confusion ruled the evening commute Monday on BART for stranded riders, as officials sporadically shut down and reopened downtown stations for hours in an attempt to foil protesters. Click on the photo at right to view a slideshow of the protest. Read More

Dangerous conditions on some streets in San Francisco have caused at least one bank to close ATMs after dark, while others prefer to allow after-hours access to machine vestibules only for customers with valid cards. At least three Wells Fargo locations in The City shut down their machines at night, according to the bank. Read More